Christine Kitumba

Christine Nakaseeta Binayisa Kitumba is a Ugandan lawyer and judge. She served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, from July 2009.[1] Her tenure was expected to conclude in 2015.[2] In July 2017, she was requested to continue serving, in order to alleviate a shortage of justices on the country's highest court.[3] As of September 2017, she served on the court on an extended contract.[4] Before her appointment on the Supreme Court, she was a member of the Court of Appeal of Uganda.[1]

Christine Kitumba
Born
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Diploma in Legal Practice)
OccupationLawyer, Judge
Known forThe Law

Background and education

She was born in the Buganda Region of Uganda. After attending primary school locally, she was admitted to Trinity College Nabbingo, where she graduated with a High School Diploma.[5] She has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university. She also has a Diploma in Legal Practice, awarded by the Law Development Centre in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.

On the Supreme Court of Uganda

In August 2015, Justice Christine Kitumba was part of the 6-1 majority that it was unconstitutional for the family of the man to demand a refund of the bride price, from the family of the woman, in case of a divorce. However the demand of bride price before a traditional marriage was ruled constitutional.[6][7]

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See also
  • Judiciary of Uganda

References
  1. Monitor Staff (30 July 2009). "President appoints Supreme Court Justices". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. Uganda Radio Network (8 September 2015). "Museveni appoints new Supreme Court judges". The Observer (Uganda) Quoting Uganda Radio Network. Kampala.
  3. Kasozi, Ephraim (22 July 2017). "Judiciary recalls retired officers". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. Okuda, Ivan (12 September 2017). "Kavuma back at Supreme Court". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. Nalubega, Flavia (9 July 2012). "70 years on, Trinity College, Nabingo's candle still burning". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. Womens Link Worldwide (6 August 2015). "Bride Price Refund Outlawed". Womens Link Worldwide. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. BBC News (6 August 2015). "Uganda bride price refund outlawed by top judges". London: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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